Does anyone know roughly how long it is taking to get a Non-O retirement visa from the UK?

Thai DTV e-Visa Timeline (Israel)

Just wanted to share my timeline for anyone going through the process:

• March 23 – Paid the visa fee at the Thai Embassy

• March 24 – Received a request for additional documents

• March 30 – Visa approved

Category: Soft Power (Muay Thai)

Happy to answer any questions 👍

Hi All,

Approved

Just received the Visa via an email (8 pm UK).. here is the timeline.. 6 working days in total

Embassy: London

Category: Workcation (Remote Worker)

Applied: 19/03/26

Additional Docs Requested: 20/03/26

Additional Docs Submitted: 21/03/26

Pending Approval: 26/03/2026

Visa Approved: 26/03/2026

Additional Docs:

* New Photo

* New Scan of Passport

* Consent Letter - Remote Working Only

* Consent Letter - Will stay in the UK until processing is complete

* Some official history from HMRC account

* Bank statements - 3 months income transactions

* Bank statements - £11,000 held for 10 days in the last 15 days

Thank you

DTV Approved.

After reading so many rejections I was getting worried but approval received. I made sure to provide all documents and clearly answer any questions they had. If you legitimately fit the criteria, the process is simple.

Timeline for reference:

March 13: DTV application submitted workcation (Malaysia)

March 18: Email received requesting for more documents:

• All passport pages

• Proof of prolonged residence in Thailand for at least 6 months

• Proof of salary slip/monthly income for the last 6 months.

• A copy of the company's registration/business license

• A professional portfolio and job presentation.

• Explain your job and position, and how it relates to DTV and Digital Nomads or Remote worker.

March 23: Approval

Vientiane (Laos) – DTV Timeline (Workcation)

* 17 February: Application submitted and fee paid (10,000)

* 18 February: Request for additional document (photo unclear; new photo required)

* 19 February: Application approved

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[DTV success in Paris]

Hello, I just wanted to share my timeline for getting a DTV in the Paris ambassy, and thanking this group for all their help!

Ambassy: Paris (French passport)

Type: Soft power (cooking classes), with House of Taste (Bangkok), 6 months program

Type of revenue proof: My savings account balance (Livret A), in French, for the past 3 months

Application date: Jan 22nd (11PM)

Visa approval: Feb 16th (11.30AM)

I did buy a plane ticket to add to my application (date was Feb 27th, which is when I intended to leave).

Hope this helps!

Just got our two DTVs approved 12 days after submission with Siam Legal through the Ottawa embassy. Would recommend!

Vientiane Embassy!

Hi everyone, my boyfriend applied for a DTV visa at the Embassy in Vientiane and he just paid the visa fee yesterday.

I’d like to ask anyone who has experience with this process. How does it usually go after the payment?

How long does it normally take to receive an update or an email with the interview date?

Does the timeline or process differ from person to person?

If anyone has applied to this embassy before or is currently going through it, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your experience.

Thank you so much in advance! 🙏✨

Got it! Thank you all for sharing information here it was really helpful! Special thanks to Kurt J Oldervik , for such high knowledge and will to help. A true champ!

I attached files with the table of content I attached in each pdf.

Remote worker visa, applied from Da Nang (Ho Chi Minh embassy)

5 Jan: Applied

8 Jan: Doc Request 1

14 Jan: Doc Request 2

16 Jan: Visa granted (email at 7:15pm)

You can see from the progression of my documents for what they asked for. I haven't attached the initial Digital Work pdf screenshot here, as I overwrote it when I resent it for the 1st Doc Request.

Good luck!

Visa valid till 2031, see you along the way 🙌

#APPROVED

Hi everyone, just wanted to document my DTV journey for anyone applying or waiting right now.

📌 Category: Soft Power – Culinary (House of Taste - Thai Cooking School located at Sukhumvit Soi 4)

📌 Applied via: Thai Kru Agency

📌 Embassy: Vientiane, Laos

📌 Initial Document Submission: 9 January 2026, 08:36 AM

📌 Payment confirmation: 9 January 2026, 11:01 AM

There was no queue at the embassy that morning.

📌 Update – 13 January 2026

15:40: Received a request for additional documents

17:45: Agent submitted all required documents the same day

After submission, the status changed back to “Pending Document Checking.”

I’ll continue updating this post with every change (approval, e-visa issuance, etc.) to help others get a clearer idea of the current processing speeds.

📌 DTV Visa Journey Update (16 Jan, 11:00 AM)

Quick update for anyone following my timeline:

I’m still currently at “Pending Document Checking.”

No movement yet since I submitted my additional documents on 13 Jan at 17:45 (Laos consulate).

From what others have shared, it seems normal for after-hours submissions to be reviewed the next working day, and many updates happen either late afternoon or the following morning, so my case is abit weird since there's no movement at all after submission, just back to Pending Document Check.

Will continue to update this post the moment the status changes, in case it helps anyone else track their own timeline. 🙏🏼✨

If anyone submitted additional docs around the same window (13–15 Jan), feel free to share your progress too.

📌 DTV Visa Journey Update — Approved

Final update for those following my timeline in case it helps others applying in Vientiane:

I received my visa approval email on 17 January at 1:55 AM (Saturday).

Interesting note: my application skipped the “Pending Approval” stage entirely — it went straight from “Pending Document Check” → “Visa Approved.”

THERE WAS NO INTERVIEW. 🤗

My full timeline:

9 Jan (Fri, 11:01) – Paid visa fee at Vientiane

13 Jan (Mon, 15:40) – Received request for additional documents

13 Jan (Mon, 17:45) – Submitted all additional documents

14–16 Jan – Status remained “Pending Document Check”

17 Jan (Sat, 1:55 AM) – Approval email received

A few key things I learned from this process:

Staying in Pending Document Check for several days is normal, especially for Vientiane.

The system can skip “Pending Approval” completely.

Approval emails can be issued during weekends / after midnight, because the e-Visa backend seems to be automated.

Hope this helps anyone else who’s currently waiting.